PHOTOS: Returning to Langley event’s roots

Langley’s six-year-old Amelia watched on intently as five-year-old Hayley McArthur built a mountain out of crinkled paper then added felt pen and water to see where the coloured streams would flow. It was one of the activity booths at World’s Rivers Day Langley. (Roxanne Hooper/Langley Advance Times)
World Rivers Day Langley celebrated by 200 in Williams Park

President Joe Biden speaks at an IBM facility in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., on Thursday Oct. 6, 2022. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Biden: Nuclear ‘Armageddon’ risk highest since ‘62 crisis
The Supreme Court of Canada is seen, Wednesday, August 10, 2022 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Supreme Court of Canada restores conviction of B.C. man in Japanese student’s murder
Biden offers pardons for pot possession, signals deeper reform for U.S. cannabis laws

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West Coast Traveller Roadtrip: The road to Creston – stunning scenery + good friends on a new adventure

West Coast Traveller Roadtrip: The road to Creston – stunning scenery + good friends on a new adventure

FILE - A bust of Alfred Nobel on display at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden, on Monday, Oct. 3, 2022. (Henrik Montgomery/TT News Agency via AP, File)

Nobel Peace Prize to activists from Belarus, Russia, Ukraine
Vancouver Whitecaps’ Brian White, centre, receives a pass between Minnesota United’s Bakaye Dibassy, left, and Michael Boxall during the second half of an MLS soccer game in Vancouver, B.C., Friday, July 8, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

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Victoria is the second best small city to visit according to the 35th annual Conde Nast reader awards. (Black Press Media file photo)

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The free Abbotsford Career & Post-Secondary Education Event comes to the North Gym of the University of the Fraser Valley, Nov. 2 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Kick-start your new career search in Abbotsford
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    Crew availability issues on the Queen of New Westminster ahead of the Thanksgiving weekend caused the 6 a.m. ferry departing Tsawwassen to be cancelled along with the 8 a.m. sailing leaving Swartz Bay on Oct. 6. (Black Press Media file photo)

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    Alex Joehl is running for councillor in Langley Township. (Special to Langley Advance Times)

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    Ahead of Oct. 15, the Advance Times offers a profile and Q&A opportunity to each candidate

    Sukhman Gill is running for councillor in Langley Township. (Special to Langley Advance Times)

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    Ahead of Oct. 15, the Advance Times offers a profile and Q&A opportunity to each candidate

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    Rich Coleman is running for Langley Township mayor in the Oct. 15, 2022 election, heading the Elevate Langley slate. (Elevate Langley/Special to Langley Advance Times)

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    Michelle Sparrow is running for mayor of Langley Township. (Special to Langley Advance Times)

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    Seattle Seahawks quarterback Geno Smith reacts after his 8-yard touchdown run during the first half of an NFL football game against the Detroit Lions, Sunday, Oct. 2, 2022, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson)

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    Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Alek Manoah (6) throws the ball during first inning AL MLB baseball action against the Boston Red Sox, in Toronto on Friday, September 30, 2022. Manoah will get the start for Game 1 of Toronto’s wild-card series against the Seattle Mariners Friday.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov

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    Canadian Blood Services hopes residents will give the gift of blood this Thanksgiving season. (Black Press Media file photo)

    Feeling thankful? Canadian Blood Services suggests giving a piece of yourself this Thanksgiving

    Get the GiveBlood app or book an appointment online at blood.ca

    A lot of effort went into capturing Dustan who was found in Greendale on Oct. 2, 2022. (Natasha MacDonald)

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    Send details about Langley community events and groups to datebook@langleyadvancetimes.com. (Black Press Media files)

    COMMUNITY CALENDAR: Langley events for early autumn 2022

    Here’s some of what’s going on around the Langleys, including community- and support-group meetings

    Soleina Hunter will be accepting donations of blankets and warm clothing for the needy from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 15, at the Aldergrove Plaza on the corner of 272nd and Fraser Highway. (Special to Langley Advance Times)

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    Soleina Hunter and mom Deanna will be accepting warm clothing donations Oct. 15, at Aldergrove Plaza

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      James R.P. Houghton

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      Flowers lay atop the late country singer Loretta Lynn’s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles, Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022. British Columbia is a long way from the Appalachian coal fields, but the role that a south Vancouver chicken coop played in the rise of country music legend Loretta Lynn is being recalled after her death at the age of 90. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Chris Pizzello

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      Langley-raised country artist Dallas Smith is among nightly performers at the new PNE Winter Fair this December. (File photo: Lauren Collins)

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      The winter fair’s $15 ticket does not include admission to nightly concerts, Dec. 14-23

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      Seattle Seahawks quarterback Geno Smith reacts after his 8-yard touchdown run during the first half of an NFL football game against the Detroit Lions, Sunday, Oct. 2, 2022, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson)

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      Fraser Health opened several vaccination clinics, including this one in Chilliwack seen here on Sept. 26, 2022, where residents can receive a COVID-19 booster dose this fall, including the Omicron (bivalent) booster. (Paul Henderson/Black Press Media)

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